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Kia ora koutou! Welcome to this edition of He Pānui - Te Māngai Pāho, keeping you up to date with the latest news in te reo Māori content and funding across Aotearoa!
Mai i te Kaihautū
Tēnā o tātou tini mate e rūpeke atu nei ki te pō. Ko te tao roa o aitua e kore e taea te karo, kia ahatia, kotahi anō te kōrero mō rātou te hunga kua kapia nei o rātou kanohi, moe mai rā e ngā mate, e moe te moenga roa. Kāti rā e te motu, ko rātou te hunga mate ki a rātou, ka whakahokia mai ki a tātou te hunga ora ki a otirā ngā waihotanga o rātou, kei konei e pūtohe tonu kia whakatīnana ai ngā moemoeā ā te hunga kua riro, te hunga i para te huarahi mō tātou e whai ake nei, tēnā koutou, tēnā rā tātou.
This week we farewell one of our long serving staff members, Thomas Hood, Manager of Corporate Services. Tom has been part of Te Māngai Pāho for over 20 years and is the principal reason that the agency has been a model for excellence for the last two decades. Tom arrived at Te Māngai Pāho at a time when things were not as well ordered as they now are and in partnership with the new Chair, Tā Wira Gardiner and interim Chief Executive, Herewini Te Koha, set about establishing the robust policies and procedures that have kept the organisation safe since that time.
While not a reo Māori speaker, Tom has advocated strongly for the revitalisation of te reo Māori and has been a leader in the development of several innovative projects: our online funding system, Te Pūahatanga; the machine learning based radio monitoring tool, Kōkako; and the KoPA tool which operationalised the theoretical model developed by Rawinia Higgins and Poia Rewi.
Tom is calm and measured and has always been a steady pair of hands for Te Māngai Pāho. His sector and government knowledge is second to none and we will absolutely miss him and his experience.
Tom will be retiring to spend more time with his family and to help with his wife's accounting business. We wish Tom and his whānau all the best for the future, and we thank him for his incredible contribution to Te Māngai Pāho, his understanding and support of Māori aspirations, and his commitment to the revitalisation of te reo Māori.
If you would like to send a farewell message or mihi to Tom, please complete this form by 12pm Thursday and we pass them on to Tom.
Te Marama Puoro o Aotearoa
Waiata Reo Māori Showcase
Streaming from the Tuning Fork, join us tonight live from 7pm for the Waiata Reo Māori Showcase. Enjoy performances from Jordyn with a Why, MAJIC, geneva am, Corella, and Alya Jade plus you’ll have the chance to watch some exclusive Waiata Anthems docos yet to be released!
The annual NZ Music t-shirt day fundraiser is back on Friday 26th May. You're encouraged to wear your favourite music t-shirt and donate to the MusicHelps appeal.
Get involved and register a team at: https://www.nzmusictshirtday.org.nz/donate
NZ Music Month Summit
The NZ Music Month Summit is on Saturday 27 May. Attendees will witness discussions that include collaboration in creative relationships, finding your collaborative music community and collaborating in the recording studio. There is an update from both SoundCheck Aotearoa and The Waiata Anthems crew and we look at a collaboration of songs and screen with Equaliser.
Click here to secure your ticket to attend in-person, or tune in to the livestream available on the MMF Aotearoa and NZ Music Commission Facebook and Youtube channels.
Save the Date - industry hui in June
We are looking at hosting a hui on Thursday 22 June in Auckland to present some of our latest KoPA and data research and also to give you some updates and an indication of our key areas of focus as we head into the new financial year.
Preparations are still being made, but please save the date and we will be in touch with you soon for more info and registration.
Funding Information
Expressions of Interest Regional News - closing date extended to Friday 26 May
This EOI is an invitation to suitably qualified iwi radio stations to signify their interest in leading a regional news collaboration. Te Māngai Pāho seeks full proposals for the establishment of up to four additional Regional News Hub projects in priority areas for general audiences to distribute via established platforms.
Priority will be given to those with collaboration commitment from partner stations, a key focus on capacity building, broadcast support from an established platform, and iwi contribution and support.
Existing Regional News Hubs are not eligible to apply to this round.
Screen Production Recovery Fund
Funding for the Screen Production Recovery Fund (SPRF) ends at 30 June 2023. This fund is for projects which have been affected by the ongoing COVID-19 disruptions. To enable us to complete the processing of applications by this date, all applications must be submitted by 5pm, Friday 16 June 2023. Download the criteria here.
If you would like to discuss whether you are eligible, contact our Funding Team at support@tmp.govt.nz. Applications must be made via our funding portal Te Pūahatanga.
General Audiences Round 1
Thank you to everyone who applied to our first General Audiences round for 2023/24. There were a total of 48 applications with a request for funding of more than $24.6 million. Our team have assessed all proposals and those who have been invited to submit into Round 2 have been informed via Te Pūahatanga. The next General Audiences funding round will open on Friday 4 August.
Funding Rounds
The Tamariki/Rangatahi round will open on Friday 2 June. The RFP will be available on our website from Friday 26 May.
The first Music round for 2023/24, Oro Kura Roa, will open on Tuesday 6 June. The RFP will be available on our website from Monday 22 May.
ScreenSafe Professional Respect Training Workshop - Fully Funded
The ScreenSafe/SWAG Professional Respect Training Project was developed to support WORKSAFE's health & safety guidelines around harassment.
The course will address predominately sexual harassment and also includes bullying, harassment, definitions, disclosures, and respectful behaviours in the workplace. Be a part of this screen sector culture change and help make the sector a safe environment for everyone.
Book your seat below:
Numbers for each workshop are limited to 20, so book your space now.
M9
He toi whakairo, he mana tangata. Without Māori art, who are we?
To celebrate Matariki and the one-year M9 anniversary, this event will reflect on the resilience their tūpuna required to pursue their respective art forms, how their continued practice in the face of colonisation led to revolutionary change and how integral Māori arts are to our collective survival as a nation today. Kaikōrero include Tame Iti, Nikau Hindin, Maisey Rika, Mr G & Nigel Borell and more!
Project Spotlight:
Waiata Anthems
Throughout May, new waiata will be released from both emerging and established artists, including MOHI, Chad Chambers, Nikau Grace, William Singe and Corrella.
Accompanying the musical releases, audiences can look forward to a selection of dynamic videos including five brand new short documentary stories, live performance music videos and lyric explainer clips, taking audiences on a deep dive into the meaning behind these powerful waiata.
Ahakoa kei whea, ahakoa āwhea, ahakoa pēwhea, kōrero Māori!
Māori language - everywhere, every day, in every way!
